My Favorite Robot very much prizes quality over quantity, and so it is that they offer up their carefully chosen autumn vinyl release, namely another landmark EP from key label artist Eric Volta. Fleshing out his killer originals are remixes from Swiss star Deetron and Volta as Voltaeric.

Volta is a synth whizz who crafts cinematic, epic, emotive music for this label as well as No.19 Music. He has emerged as a real star in the last year or so and is able to marry dance floor clout with a truly cerebral sense of musical storytelling.

It’s that kind of musical narrative that he offers up here to great effect with an EP which starts off with a scene-setting recording of some frightened breathing and a torturous synth line that grows unbearably loud then dissolves to a post apocalyptic hum. It’s unsettling but really gets your attention before ‘Until I Dissolve’ drops, an absorbing brew of searching sci-fi synths, wood block hits and thick melodic gurgles. A spoken word vocal muses up top and the result is a truly dark and futuristic groove.

‘Heartbeat II: Cry’ is two minutes of excellently evocative sound design, pained synth lines and cosmic energy that really makes this EP feel like a story, then we have ‘Deliquesce’, a Vangelis like prog track rich with reflective chords and rippling melodies that really tugs at the heartstrings.

Deetron—a real house and techno specialist who has proven himself in both EP and LP format over the years—remixes this one into a more slow burning but all consuming main room track with bold drones and glassy melodies. He also offers up a beatless dub that is equally engaging as it grows ever more manic. Finally Volta remixes his own ‘Until I Dissolve’ into a whacked out, synth laden techno cut that is brilliantly dark and weird.

Few EPs feel like as fully realised a sound world as this. Even more impressive is that Volta never loses sight of a dance floor groove whilst telling his compelling synth based stories.

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Eric Volta - Deliquesce

Luis Moraleda, a young guy of Menorca who despite his still short career as a professional, and has walked almost every cabin on the island and has enough talent to surprise the most discerning listener's ears.
 Do not lose sight of this promising artist.

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My Favorite Robot Records has been a strong force in underground electronic music since 2008.

The Toronto based label is an offshoot of the act “My Favorite Robot” formed earlier in 2002 by Jared Simms and Voytek Korab.

The label has managed to consistently release quality music by some of the electronic dance world’s most renown producers such as H.O.S.H, Kenny Glassgow, Jori Hulkkonen, Eric Volta, Sasse, Fairmont, Tiger Stripes, Tim paris, Chymera, Sid Le Rock, Tim Green, Clarian, and My Favorite Robot themselves just to name but a few and there is no slowing down for them!

Hailing from a war-ridden nation that put me in the spotlight when it came to racism against minorities, moving out was a ray of light. But, things weren't all that different. In any part of the world, the one thing that seemed to flare up communities was inequality. Except when it comes to music. When people of different cultures and nations come together to listen to their favorite music or jam, they forget where they belong in society. They ignore the heirachy. And act as one, one whole being that listens to the sounds and the tremors, nothing else. This is where I found my haven. Music united us, no holding back. No restrictions.

With both positive and negative experiences garnered from my base, I captured a soothing blend of layered music that has varied textures to take you on a modern yet soulful journey. Existing in a parallel world where no social constraints exist, for the time being, the sweet melancholic music expands the listener's horizon. This is my holy grail to rejuvenation.

The blend of rich and lush yet laidback sounds  I create/listen guides me from the darkest of places and helps me see the light. Even on the gloomiest of days, I find solace. By putting it out there for the world to hear, I hope it helps others as it did me. Peace out.